July 10, 2017
Survival of the Physics: Foreword for Mizna 18.1
by Moustafa Bayoumi This text is published as part of Mizna 18.1: Surviving, guest edited by Moustafa Bayoumi. Available to order here. Survival of the Physics When I was growing up in Canada, the civil war in Lebanon was raging. I was a teenager then, which meant I was focused on other things, like my hair and being one of the only brown kids in my high school, but still I remember the gruesome images of the war filling the nightly newscasts on television...
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May 29, 2017
North American Review Features Arab American Poetry from Mizna
INTRODUCTION TO ARAB AMERICAN POETRYby Lana Barkawi and Moheb Soliman for North American Review The latest issue of the North American Review features a section on Arab American Poetry curated by Mizna’s director Lana Barkawi and program director Moheb Soliman. The poets featured are Hala Alyan, Glenn Shaheen, and Hayan Charara, three Arab American writers who will also have new work in the upcoming issue of Mizna, 18.1, the Surviving Issue. You can get a copy of the latest issue...
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